Below is a list of organizations that provide a variety of grief
and bereavement resources. If you are aware of additional organizations
that provide assistance to the bereaved, please contact
us with your suggestions. AARP
Grief & Loss
601 E St. NW
Washington, DC 20049
Phone: 202-434-2260
Toll-free: 800-424-3410
Resources Offered: Widow to widow support group.
Amanda
The Panda
1000 73rd St.
West Des Moines, IA 50311
Phone: 515-223-4847
Resources Offered: A bereavement counseling group for children
in camp setting.
American
Association of Suicidology
4201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Ste. 408
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: 202-237-2280
Fax: 202-237-2282
Resources Offered: A resource for anyone concerned about suicide.
American
SIDS Institute
2480 Windy Hill Rd., Ste. 380
Marietta, GA 30067
Toll-free: 800-232-SIDS
Resources Offered: Families grieving the death of an infant.
Big Brothers/Big
Sisters of America
National Office
230 N. 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-577-7000
Resources Offered: Programs are available to children who have
had one or both parents die.
The
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
PO Box 498
Kensington, MD 20895-0498
Phone: 800-366-2223 (CCCF)
Resources Offered: A national support group for victims of childhood
cancer and their families.
Center
for Loss in Multiple Births
PO Box 91377
Anchorage, AK 99509
Phone: 907-222-5321
Resources Offered: CLIMB is a national organization that provides
resources and referrals for parents who have lost one or more
children in multiple births.
The
Compassionate Friends
PO Box 3696
Oak Brook, IL 60522
Phone: 877-969-0010
Resources Offered: A national group for parents whose child has
died.
Concerns
for Police Survivors
PO Box 3199
S. Hwy. 5
Camdenton, MO 65020
Phone: 573-346-4911
Hope for the Bereaved, Inc.
4500 Onondaga Blvd.
Syracuse, NY 13219
Phone: 315-475-9675
Resources Offered: Hope for the Bereaved is a national organization
with support groups.
International THEOS Foundation
322 Boulevard of the Allies, Ste. 105
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1919
Phone: 412-471-7779
Resources Offered: They Help Each Other Spiritually is an international
group for widows and widowers.
MADD
National Office
PO Box 541688
Dallas, TX 75354-1688
Toll-free: 800-438-6233
National
Hospice Organization
1700 Diagonal Rd., Ste. 625
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-576-4928
National Leadership
Coalition on AIDS
1730 M St., Ste. 905
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-429-0930
National
Organization for Victim Assistance
1730 Park Rd. NW
Washington, DC 20010
Information and Referrals for Victims of Crime and Disaster:
800-TRY-NOVA
Phone: 202-232-6682
Resources Offered: NOVA provides a support referral service for
families of violent crimes victims.
National
SIDS Alliance
1314 Bedford Ave., Ste. 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
Phone: 800-221-7437
Parents of
Murdered Children
100 E. 8th St., Ste. B-41
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-721-5683
Resources Offered: This group offers grief support groups and
resources to help victims of violent crimes understand the justice
system.
Parents
Without Partners
1650 S. Dixie Hwy., Ste. 510
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Phone: 561-391-8833
Resources Offered: PWP is a national organization for single parents
either through death or divorce.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Center
1421 E. Wayzata Blvd. S. 70
Wayzata, MN 55391
Resources Offered: The center serves as a national resource for
those who have suffered miscarriage, stillborn, or the death of
an infan
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